| biological and molecular characterization of a pigeon paramyxovirus type-1 isolate found in argentina. | in this report, we describe the biological and molecular characterization of a paramyxovirus type-1 (ppmv-1) isolate found in wild pigeons in an urban habitat in buenos aires, argentina. of the nine pigeons captured, three were moribund, and the other six showed diarrhea, ataxia, tremor, torticolis, and wing paralysis. the intracerebral pathogenicity index was 1.29, and the amino acid (aa) sequence at the fusion protein cleavage site was 112grq krf117. these characteristics correspond to a virul ... | 2001 | 11569728 |